Plant Highlights By Date
Cheiridopsis robusta
January 2018
This clump-forming succulent belongs to the Ice Plant Family and features showy yellow flowers.
Agave filifera
December 2017
At maturity, the center of a rosette elongates and shoots upward to form a flower stalk, and this is about 6½to 8 feet tall (2 – 2.5 m). The stalk is dark purple, as are the flower buds arrayed along it, with the flowers opening in sequence from bottom to top over the course of about a month.
Faucaria candida
November 2017
Although its native habitat is not in the winter-rainfall area, F. candida can be grown outdoors in our part of California provided it is given sharp drainage and occasional water during the summer months.
Adromischus marianiae f. herrei
October 2017
Depending on the clone and the growing conditions, plants may be green, red, purple, or almost black, and the leaves can vary from short and almost round to lemon-shaped or more elongated.
Hesperaloe tenuifolia
September 2017
As with other species of Hesperaloe, H. tenuifolia has a long flowering period, beginning in the spring and continuing on through to the fall.
Gymnocalycium schickendantzii ssp. delaetii
August 2017
Gymnocalycium schickendantzii ssp. delaetii is summer-blooming, with flowers emerging mainly in December and January in its native habitat in Argentina.
Aloe shadensis
July 2017
The species is a relatively recent discovery, named in 2000 by an English woman named Sheila Collenette, who spent years recording the flora of Saudi Arabia.
Notocactus herteri ssp. roseoluteus
June 2017
Notocactus herteri ssp. roseoluteus flowers in late spring, beginning at the Ruth Bancroft in April or May, and ending in June.
Graptopetalum amethystinum
May 2017
The genus Echeveria is a large plant originating in Mexico.There are several related smaller groups of plants, one of these is the genus Graptopetalum.\
Thelocactus rinconensis
April 2017
Thelocactus is not a large genus and is native to Mexico. The largest species of all is Thelocactus rinconensis, which is found in Nueva Leon and Coahuila.
